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This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Abandoned the Kurds
In 2014, the United States used Kurdish fighters to beat back ISIS, at great human cost, then left them behind.
Dayton Martindale
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Any Good Climate Plan Must Address Poverty and Racism
Why climate justice advocates have been demanding this since long before the Green New Deal.
Dayton Martindale
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Ben Rhodes’ False Atonement for the Yemen War
Our failure to reckon with Obama-era atrocities—and why it matters.
Sarah Lazare
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What You Need To Know About a Federal Gun Buyback
A brief guide to the gun control measure that's dividing the presidential candidates.
In These Times Editors
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The U.S. Betrayal of the Kurds Is Five Years in the Making
Though Trump struck the match, the latest crisis in Syria is the predictable result of long-standing U.S. policy.
Patrick Lewis
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Trump’s Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War
Like millions of others, the Kurds are victims of disastrous U.S. interventions in the region.
Khury Petersen-Smith
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Hundreds of Thousands Are Without Power Thanks to PG&E. This Shows Why We Need Public Ownership.
The utility giant's mass blackouts in California are just the tip of the iceberg.
Brooke Anderson
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How the DCCC’s “Blacklist” Could Blow Up in the Democratic Establishment’s Face
The attacks on the party’s left flank might be backfiring. Just look at Marie Newman’s primary challenge to Dan Lipinski.
Natalie Shure
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The Labour Left Is Poised to Take Power If It Can Move Past One Roadblock: Brexit
The Labour Party's left flank is preparing for its best shot at governing in a generation. But the Brexit dilemma threatens to fracture the party's electorate.
Cole Stangler
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Meet the Hawkish Liberal Think Tank Powering the Kamala Harris Campaign
The Center for a New American Security has long pushed Democrats to embrace war and militarism—and it's poised to play an influential role in a future Democratic administration.
Branko Marcetic
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Trump Admin Is Scrubbing Information About Services for Migrant Children From Government Websites
Under Trump, government websites are more frequently using derogatory language to refer to migrant children.
Jim Daley
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33% of Parents Went Into Debt to Pay for Summer Childcare in 2018
This year’s back-to-school deals: pens, pencils, and... childcare?
In These Times Staff
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Defending Immigrants When Their Landlords Use ICE Against Them
Here's how Illinois tenants are fighting back.
Elizabeth King
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What the Media Gets Wrong About Antifa
Antifa's decades-long history shows the movement runs deeper than a few vegan milkshakes.
In These Times Editors
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Which Candidates’ Climate Plans Put Justice First? We Break It Down.
Several Democratic contenders offer ambitious proposals to support workers and communities of color.
Christine MacDonald
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How Dare Samantha Power Scrub the Yemen War From Her Memoir
Power backed the disastrous U.S. intervention in Yemen. But you wouldn't know that from reading her much-lauded memoir.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Naomi Klein on How Climate Change Fuels the Rise of White Supremacy
The author and activist speaks on Greta Thunberg, climate barbarism and why she's not your lifestyle advisor.
Natalie Hanman
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6 Greenwashing Schemes That Show Corporations Will Never Lead on Climate
More and more companies are setting public goals for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. History shows they can't be trusted.
Christine MacDonald
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The U.S.-Backed Coalition Can’t Agree on Why It’s Bombing Yemen
As Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates clash over their goals, the people of Yemen are paying the price.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Bolsonaro Says Environmental NGOs Are Burning the Amazon. That Conspiracy Theory Has a Strange Past.
How a book published in 2001 fueled a dangerous right-wing narrative in Brazil.
Michael Fox
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A Close Look at Kamala Harris’ Hawkish Foreign Policy
Harris has little to say on the subject. But her record speaks volumes.
Sarah Lazare
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Kamala Harris Pledged To Halt Fracking. Her Foreign Policy Advisor Wants The Opposite.
If ‘personnel is policy,’ then the choice of Michèle Flournoy suggests a President Harris would expand oil and natural gas extraction.
Branko Marcetic
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For Incarcerated Workers, Summer Heat Can Be a Death Sentence
Incarcerated workers are subject to cruel--and dangerously hot--conditions in the summer. This will only worsen with climate change.
Ella Fassler
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This Community Stopped ICE From Using Its Airport To Deport Thousands of Immigrants
Thanks to local organizing, King County International Airport no longer provides ground support for ICE.
Lena Elmeligy
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